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2007 GAME-BY-GAME
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GAME-BY-GAME
2007 SEASON
GAME 1: SAINT JOHN’S 55 VS. MARIETTA 14
No. 3 Saint John’s University scored the fi rst 55 points and
cruised to a 55-14 victory over visiting Marietta, who snapped its
seven-game win streak in season openers. Sophomore George
Davis led Marietta’s ground attack with 11 carries for 42 yards and
one touchdown, a six-yard run in the fourth quarter. Sophomore
Dexter Hughes, who made his fi rst start under center for the
Pioneers, completed 10-of-25 passes and threw for 119 yards.
Sophomore Ryan Merrill went 5-of-10 in a back-up role. He threw
for 42 yards and one touchdown, a nine-yard strike to freshman
Camden Dierkes in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Ryan Dawson led
Marietta’s receivers with fi ve grabs for 58 yards. Senior linebacker
Carter Shaver fi nished with a game-high 14 tackles, including one
sack. Sophomore defensive back Clinton Thompson added 10
tackles, while junior Grant Cowell and senior Brian Hahn had nine
and eight hits, respectively.
Marietta’s attempt to knock off Baldwin-Wallace College was
denied by a strong performance from the No. 14 Yellow Jackets,
resulting in a 24-6 victory for Baldwin-Wallace. Marietta fi nished with
211 total yards with 84 coming via the run and 127 by way of the
pass. Backup Ryan Merrill fi nished the evening 12-of-29 and threw
for 104 yards with one touchdown. Sophomore Ryan Dawson pulled
in fi ve catches for 40 yards, including the lone score. Sophomore
George Davis once again led the ground game with 18 carries for
36 yards. Junior Grant Cowell had a team-high 13 stops, while
sophomore Rich Castagna and senior Brian Hahn added 11 and 10
tackles, respectively
September 1, 2007
Clemens Stadium
Collegeville, Minn.
GAME 2: BALDWIN-WALLACE 24 VS. MARIETTA 6
Game 1 Statistics
MAR SJ
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
26. . . . . . . . . . . . Net Yards Rushed . . . . . . . . . . 194
161. . . . . . . . . . . Net Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . 290
70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
187. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
15/35/3 . . . . . . . . . Comp/Att/Int . . . . . . . . . 23/33/0
6/35.8 . . . . . . . . . . . Punts/Avg . . . . . . . . . . . 3/38.3
3/1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fumbles/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/0
2/10 . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties/Yards . . . . . . . . .14/132
28:33 . . . . . . . . Time of Possession . . . . . . . 31:27
Score by Quarters
Marietta 0 0 0 14 — 14
Saint John’s 10 17 21 7 — 55
September 15, 2007
Finnie Stadium
Berea, Ohio
Game 2 Statistics
MAR BW
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
84. . . . . . . . . . . . Net Yards Rushed . . . . . . . . . . 116
127. . . . . . . . . . . Net Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . 271
64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
211. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
16/33/3 . . . . . . . . . Comp/Att/Int . . . . . . . . . 20/30/0
6/30.0 . . . . . . . . . . . Punts/Avg . . . . . . . . . . . 7/40.3
1/0 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fumbles/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0
8/71 . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties/Yards . . . . . . . . .19/198
28:04 . . . . . . . . Time of Possession . . . . . . . .31:56
Score by Quarters
Marietta 0 0 0 6 — 6
Baldwin-Wallace 7 7 7 3 — 24